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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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With Ford slowly pulling out of Bridgend and a highly skilled workforce on tap the welsh government will have bent over backwards to get Inneos to locate about 12 miles from their assembly building. His choice I hope we stick a big tarriff on it. Em
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Maybe the perceived market is in Europe in which case it makes sense, but I just don't see it somehow, I guess this'll be a short lived operation?
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3) 
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Given the car is intended to target the old Defenders patch that would seem a bit odd? Did the sales stats for the old Defender show well for Europe? I don't remember seeing many when I was travelling around the EU. Like most of the world a Double Cab Pickup seems to be the workhorse of today. If it does end up in the aspirational-yuppie end of the market I would expect the new Defender to give it a bit of a drubbing?
I agree that the Britishness was part of the sales angle and the lack of it now does reduce the interest.
Last edited by Alistair; 11/12/20 04:44 PM.
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If it goes the way you suspect i would rather it go pop in France the Welsh Govt are still throwing money at TVR. One of my best mates is ex Welsh Development Agency and some of the stories and wastage would make your hair stand on end. Em
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Em, the Ebbw Vale F1 track is a prime example! Circa £9m and a lot seemed to disappear into the developers pockets! Allegedly.
Similar false hopes for the battery factory planned for St Athan. Now going to Northumberland.
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